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(a) What is the kinetic energy of a 65.0 kg sprinter running at 2.30 m/s? (b) How fast must a 3000.0 kg elephant move in order to have the same kinetic energy as the sprinter?-

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter11: Energy And Its Conservation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 37A

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